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Welcome to the eighth annual Basketball Manitoba NCAA March Madness Pool!  We invite ALL basketball fans to submit their picks into our pool for a chance to win some great prizes!  Deadline to enter is Thursday March 20 at 10:00 am Manitoba time.  There is NO cost to enter the pool.




Password:   basketball

PRIZES 

To be eligible to win one of the prizes below, you must be a resident of Manitoba and be or
become a 'FastBreak Newsletter' subscriber of Basketball Manitoba BEFORE 10 am Manitoba time on Thursday March 21.  To become a subscriber, go to http://join.basketballmanitoba.ca.

There is NO cost to become a subscriber. There is NO cost to enter this pool.

We will be awarding prizes for the top 3 finishers in the pool!  Those who are not email subscribers may still participate in the pool, but are NOT eligible to win one of the following prizes.
  • 1st Place - Russell Athletic Polo & NCAA Wilson Basketball ($100 value)
  • 2nd Place - Fox40 Magnetic Dry Erase Coaches Board & NCAA Wilson Basketball ($90 value)
  • 3rd Place - NCAA Wilson Basketball ($50 value)



Basketball Manitoba CBS Sports Pool
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NEW CBS SPORTS PARTICIPANTS - HOW TO REGISTER
  1. Go to http://basketballmb.mayhem.cbssports.com
  2. Click on the 'Register' link in the middle of the page.
  3. Complete the online registration form with all the required fields.   Click 'submit' at the bottom of the page.
  4. Enter the Basketball Manitoba bracket password:  basketball
  5. Return to the site between Sunday March 16 and before 10 am Manitoba time on Thursday March 20 and submit your picks!
  6. Sign-up with the Basketball Manitoba email newsletter at http://join.basketballmanitoba.ca to be eligible for the prizes!

RETURNING CBS SPORTS PARTICIPANTS FROM LAST YEAR - HOW TO REGISTER
  1. Go to http://basketballmb.mayhem.cbssports.com
  2. Enter your CBSSports ID and Password you used last year.  Forgot your ID? Forgot your Password?
  3. Enter the Basketball Manitoba bracket password:  basketball
  4. Return to the site between Sunday March 16 and before 10 am Manitoba time on Thursday March 20 and submit your picks!
  5. Sign-up with the Basketball Manitoba email newsletter at http://join.basketballmanitoba.ca to be eligible for the prizes!

The tournament schedule will be announced on the afternoon of Sunday March 16.  You will need to login and submit your picks before 10 AM MANITOBA TIME ON THURSDAY MARCH 20.


Firm deadline for submitting your brackets is 10 AM Manitoba time on Thur March 20.

GROUP SCORING

Round Points for Correct Pick*
Round 1 1 + seed
Round 2 2 + seed
Round 3 4 + seed
Round 4 8 + seed
Round 5 16 + seed
Round 6 32 + seed

* The seed of the winning team is added to the correct pick total. Ex. If the 8th seed wins in the third round, then 11 points would be credited for the win. 

Max brackets per user: 1

TIE BREAKER

In the event of a tie in overall points at the end of the tournament, the winner(s) will be determined by using the combined score you gave of the national championship game. The person picking the closest to this number will be given the win.

FORUMS / MESSAGE BOARDSYou are welcome to add comments to the Forums / Message Boards provided. We ask that you refrain from making personal or inappropriate comments. Those found doing so will be removed from the pool at
Basketball Manitoba's discretion.

OTHER RULES
  • Prizes are to be accepted as listed. No cash value or substitutions.
  • Basketball Manitoba staff are eligible to enter the pool, but not eligible to win one of the prizes.
  • You are limited to ONE (1) entry per CBSSports.com pool. Multiple entries are not allowed.

DISCLAIMER 
This pool is intended for entertainment purposes only. Basketball Manitoba does not condone gambling or sports betting in any form

Firm deadline for submitting your brackets is 10 AM Manitoba time on Thur March 20.
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